The Chain Chords
by Mr. Big
The Chain by Mr. Big is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F#. It uses the chords F#7, A9, E, F#, D/F#, Bm, B/A, C#m, B, G and E7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: F#7 A9 E (2X)
F#7 A9 E
I hear their voices inside my head
F# A9 E
There's no denying it's my private hell as, I lie in bed
F#7 A9 E
I take a look around and see myself
D/F#
In twenty years will I be them
A9 E Bm D/F#
I've taken all I can stand
A9 E Bm D/F#
Afraid of what kind of man I am
A9 E Bm D/F#
Does everything stay the same
A9 E F#7 E F#7 A9 E
Or will I break the chain
F#7 A9 E
Secrets, emotions, and wounds concealed
F#7 A9 E
Spirits are broken, the deepest scars that I'll never heal
F#7 A9 E
They'll be back handed down from father to son
D/F#
A closet full of skeletons
A9 E Bm D/F#
I've taken all I can stand
A9 E Bm D/F#
Afraid of what kind of man I am
A9 E Bm D/F#
Does everything stay the same
A9 E B/A
Or will I break the chain
C#m
I will get by
A9 B B/A
With a little understanding
G F#7 E7 (Pause)
'cause it's my own life after all
A9 E Bm D/F#
I've taken all I can stand
A9 E Bm D/F#
Afraid of what kind of man I am
A9 E Bm D/F#
Does everything stay the same
A9 E Bm D/F#
Or will I break the chain
A9 E Bm D/F#
I've taken all I can stand
A9 E Bm D/F#
Afraid of what kind of man I am
A9 E Bm D/F#
Does everything stay the same
A9 E Bm D/F#
Or will I break the chain
(Or will I break the chain)
A9 E Bm D/F#
Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah
A9 E Bm D/F# (2x)
A9 E F#7 E
Or will I break the chain
F#7 A9 E F#7 E F#7 A9 E F#7